updated Sun. May 6, 2018

... struggled to make progress on building an Afghan military that can take control of its own nation's security and lay the groundwork for a stable government. ... military operation was launched in mid-February in a move to oust the Taliban from a critical 10-kilometer stretch of valley in Laghman Province.

"If you want to talk about what right looks like — from the Afghan security force and the government rolling in behind it — that operation was about textbook," said ... Down at Camp Leatherneck in the Taliban heartland of Helmand Province, Marines said the Afghan soldiers still struggle with logistics andÃÂ ...

But villagers in Laghman province said that they resented the extensive network of pylons running through their districts without benefitting from the power they provide. They claimed that their attacks were the only way to highlight the government's failure to ensure more remote areas also benefit from theÃÂ ...

The mammoth gathering at the football stadium was attended by Governor Gulab Mangal and thousands of HIA supporters from Laghman, Nangarhar and Nuristan provinces. Hekmatyar asked the government to take steps for conducting transparent elections and not allowing candidates to stuff ballotÃÂ ...

Breshna Shirkat (DABS) officials to eight months in jail each over 'false play' in a power station project in Laghman province. The three senior ... However, Nasim Kashaf, defense lawyer of the three officers, challenged the primary court verdict and said the government had suffered no losses in the contract.

Each time she travelled to Laghman province to try to access Karim Dad's pension payments at the Azizi Bank, she was told that the money had not ... An IWPR investigation in the Nurgaram district of Nuristan has found at least 18 instances in which the government has failed to pay the full benefits due toÃÂ ...

MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): Around 2,000 internally-displaced persons (IDPs) and needy families received food aid in eastern Laghman province on Tuesday, an official said. ... The aid recipients expressed their happiness and thanked the national unity government and the countries who donated the aid.

Angry Badakhshan residents, in northeastern Afghanistan, stopped the swearing in of a new provincial deputy governor, Akhtar Mohammad Khairzada, in the province on Tuesday. The residents claim they are concerned that the majority of government officials in Badakhshan are from other provinces.

Musicians in the eastern Afghan province of Laghman are warning of a Taleban clampdown, with the insurgents issuing frequent death threats to ... Rizwan Manawar, head of the Singers' Association in Jalalabad, argued that the government needed to do more to protect the interests of musicians.

Ghani on Saturday appointed new governors for Laghman, Logar, Maidan Wardak, Samangan and Kunduz provinces. An IDLG statement said the five governors were appointed based on recommendations of the directorate. Abdul Jabbar Naeemi was appointed as governor for northern Kunduz province,ÃÂ ...

Ghani on Saturday appointed new governors for Laghman, Logar, Maidan Wardak, Samangan and Kunduz provinces. An IDLG statement said the five governors were appointed based on recommendations of the directorate. Abdul Jabbar Naeemi was appointed as governor for northern Kunduz province,ÃÂ ...

Abdul Karim Khudam, the ousted governor of Samangan province, said on Sunday government does not have the authority to fire him and that he refuses to accept the ... of Local Governance (IDLG) announced the appointment of new governors for Logar, Laghman, Samangan, Kunduz and Maidan Wardak provinces.

Afghan security forces take position during a gun battle between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Laghman province, Afghanistan on March 1, 2017. ... The US on Friday ruled out a recent request from the Taliban for a direct talk with the White House, unless it engages with the elected government ofÃÂ ...

Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the Defense Ministry, said in a statement, 171 terrorists have been killed in air and ground offensives in the capital Kabul, Kandahar, Takhar, Farah, Helmand, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kapisa and Ghazni provinces. “Currently, the security and defense forces are engaged in 13ÃÂ ...

Syrian government and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham reached an agreement regarding evacuation of five sick/wounded civilians from Fuah and Kafraya pocket, ... reported that its troops ambushed Afghan National Security Forces and United States Army in the city of Mihtarlam, capital of Laghman Province.

Musicians in the eastern Afghan province of Laghman are warning of a Taleban clampdown, with the insurgents issuing frequent death threats to ... Rizwan Manawar, head of the Singers' Association in Jalalabad, argued that the government needed to do more to protect the interests of musicians.

The spokesman told a press conference that aggressive operations were going on in 12 of the country's 34 provinces and 28 militants had been killed over the ... The government troops also raided a detention center of the Taliban insurgents in Alinegar district of the eastern Laghman province late MondayÃÂ ...

Noor has refused to step down and is adamant that any decision about his removal is a Jamiat decision and not government's. Ghani on Saturday appointed new governors for Laghman, Logar, Maidan Wardak, Samangan and Kunduz provinces. An IDLG statement said the five governors were appointedÃÂ ...

Abdul Karim Khudam, the ousted governor of Samangan province, said on Sunday government does not have the authority to fire him and that he refuses ... of Local Governance (IDLG) announced the appointment of new governors for Logar, Laghman, Samangan, Kunduz and Maidan Wardak provinces.

This year, we will set up 400 classrooms in Nangarhar, Kabul, Helmand, Paktia, Logar and Laghman provinces to allow 23,000 more Afghan children to ... recent community-based education policy and will work closely with the Afghan government to ensure girls and boys can learn in safe classrooms.

Afghan Warplanes Kill 37 Across Several Provinces ... The first strike was reported in Laghman Province, where eight “armed insurgents” were killed, according to the Interior Ministry. Three others were wounded ... Such strikes reflect the Afghan government's interest to exert its growing airpower. As is oftenÃÂ ...

In the latest air strikes against anti-government militants, the government forces' warplanes targeted a Taliban hideout in Sangar village of Alinegar district of the eastern Laghman province in the wee hours of Monday, killing eight armed insurgents and injuring three others, the 0Interior Ministry said in aÃÂ ...

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (KTUU) - It wasn't long ago that JBER's 4th Brigade (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, or the 4-25, was one of 50 ... Commanders in both the Afghan and U.S. Army say in order to help the Afghan government achieve legitimacy in its fight against the Taliban and ISIS,ÃÂ ...

By one count, the United States has poured $1.5 billion into efforts to educate Afghan girls and women, to impose quotas for women in government and ... But there was nobody to protect Shuibah Naimi, a 26-year-old JFAO lawyer in rural Laghman province, east of Kabul, when angry men came for her inÃÂ ...

A spokesman for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said while the government had encouraged the Taliban to talk, the attacks in Kabul, including a suicide ... Afghan security forces take position during a gun battle between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Laghman province, Afghanistan March 1, 2017.

Afghan security forces take position during a gun battle between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Laghman province, Afghanistan, Mar 1, 2017. ... A spokesman for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said while the government had encouraged the Taliban to talk, the attacks in Kabul, including a suicideÃÂ ...

The Afghan government has yet to acknowledge that any U.S. nationals were among the victims of the attack. ... Mohammad Humayun Shams, the telecommunications director of eastern Laghman province who was visiting Kabul and staying at the hotel, said he was able to escape by jumping into a treeÃÂ ...

While he agreed some areas of the province were outside government control, he denied the problem was being ignored completely. Musamim acknowledged that smugglers were using mules to carry timber over mountainous routes into neighbouring Nangarhar and Laghman provinces - as well as intoÃÂ ...

Mohammad Humayun Shams, the telecommunications director of eastern Laghman province who was visiting Kabul and staying at the hotel, said he ... of the High Peace Council, a commission created to facilitate peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban and other opposition groups.

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Local officials in eastern Laghman province say 144 projects costing 1.2 billion afghanis have been implemented in the province during the last two years and a ... Zwak credited the governor's for his efforts that led the central government to implement many projects in Laghman.

... tons of wheat will be stored in government storages in Ghazni, Nangarhar, Herat, Laghman, Kandahar, Helmand and Kabul provinces. He said Afghanistan has purchased 100,000 tons of wheat from Uzbekistan which have been stored in government storages in north and northeastern provinces including Balkh, BaghlanÃÂ ...

Over 167 Daesh operatives were killed and 50 others wounded in the eastern province of Nangarhar and Laghman over the past nine days, according to ... But government says that currently Daesh fighters are active in Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan, Faryab, Sar-e-Pul and Jawozjan provinces.

Over 167 Daesh operatives were killed and 50 others wounded in the eastern province of Nangarhar and Laghman over the past nine days, according to ... But government says that currently Daesh fighters are active in Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan, Faryab, Sar-e-Pul and Jawozjan provinces.

JALALABAD – More institutions, individuals and community leaders in the eastern provinces are stepping up to speak and act for women's rights and to ... raise awareness on initiatives aimed at eliminating all types of violence against women in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar, Laghman and Nuristan.

9 (Xinhua) -- Taliban key commander Lal Agha in the eastern Laghman province was killed on Tuesday, provincial government spokesman Sarhadi Zawak ... soft targets to terrorize the people and his killing could be a major setback to the insurgents in Laghman and adjoining provinces," the official added.

Other articles included a report on soaring tourism to historical sites in Bamiyan province and on the success of the pine nut crop in Khost, Paktia and ... Workshops held in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar, and Nuristan provinces were attended by 34 male and female reporters inÃÂ ...

MEHTARLAM, Afghanistan, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Up to 20 militants affiliated with Islamic State (IS) group were killed as the government forces planes targeted the hardliner group's hideouts in the eastern Laghman province Friday night, an army spokesman said Saturday. "Acting upon intelligence report, theÃÂ ...

Armed clashes continued to be reported between the Government forces and anti-government elementsin Hisarak, Sherzad, Khogyani, Pachir Wa Agam, ... 214 families (1,498 Individuals) are reported displaced in Kandagul, Noorualam Saeb and Sar Qily village of Alingar district Laghman province due toÃÂ ...

MEHTERLAM, Afghanistan, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Three militants including a senior Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Samad were killed and two others injured as a mine exploded in his house in the eastern Laghman province on Monday, spokesman for provincial government Sarhadi Zawak said. "A groupÃÂ ...

Ghani on Saturday appointed new governors for Laghman, Logar, Maidan Wardak, Samangan and Kunduz provinces. An IDLG statement said the five governors were appointed based on recommendations of the directorate. Abdul Jabbar Naeemi was appointed as governor for northern Kunduz province,ÃÂ ...

Meanwhile, Ashraf Ghani's government has urged the US-NATO forces to escalate the air campaign and ground operations against the Taliban group. It points out ... is illogical inasmuch as the rebel groups actively involved within 65 km of the capital Kabul in Wardak, Nangarhar and Laghman provinces.

Afghan security forces take position during a gun battle between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Laghman province. (File) ... The attacks have toughened both the US and Afghan government stand on trying to initiate talks to end nearly 17 years of war that neither side seems capable of winning.

Armed clashes continued to be reported between the Government forces and anti-government elementsin Hisarak, Sherzad, Khogyani, Pachir Wa Agam, ... 214 families (1,498 Individuals) are reported displaced in Kandagul, Noorualam Saeb and Sar Qily village of Alingar district Laghman province due toÃÂ ...

MEHTERLAM, Afghanistan, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Three militants including a senior Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Samad were killed and two others injured as a mine exploded in his house in the eastern Laghman province on Monday, spokesman for provincial government Sarhadi Zawak said. "A groupÃÂ ...

The gathering, also attended by residents and tribal elders from eastern Kunar and Laghman provinces, was held at the Football Ground in Jalalabad city. ... This comes as southern Kandahar province on Saturday witnessed a huge anti-government gathering, with many influential figures slamming theÃÂ ...

A regional Afghan military spokesman confirmed to VOA the battlefield gains encouraged IS militants to stage overnight assaults against Taliban positions in the adjoining Alingar district of Laghman province, sparking heavy clashes there. “The fighting has left two key Taliban commanders dead, but we doÃÂ ...

The cables were cut by local insurgents, but the government also failed ... Residents of Nangarhar and Laghman, civil society activists and ... The electricity transmitted through cables also benefits dozens of industrial units in the provinces. ... of power lines from Naghlu to Nangarhar province six years ago.

I. During the last winter season (2016/2017), 33 out of 34 provinces were ... Kabul, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Nangarhar, Paktia, and Takhar regions also ... In coordination with the government, appropriately 78,013 families3Â ...

... joined the peace process in eastern Kunar province, the governor said on Wednesday. ... had been active in Khas Kunar district against the government. ... Laghman governor's spokesman, Sarhadi Zwak, said MalangyarÂ ...